Although Chen Donghui had only met Gu Wei once at her mother's house, she was deeply impressed by him.
Unexpectedly, he came down from the sleeper car with her husband.
Gu Wei noticed the change in Chen Donghui's expression and greeted her politely.
After exchanging a few pleasantries and marveling at the coincidence, Gu Wei waved goodbye to Gu Jianguo and the others.
Watching their retreating figures carrying bags of all sizes, Chen Donghui whispered to Zhou Yong beside her, "He actually managed to get four sleeper tickets. He's just a self-employed individual, how is he so capable?"
Zhou Yong frowned slightly; he sensed something from his wife's tone.
"You look down on self-employed individuals? Don't forget, they helped the old lady and her family back then."
Chen Donghui hurriedly said, "I didn't! I was just saying that when Dongsheng took our mother out, they couldn't even get a sleeper ticket."
And you have no idea, Mom really likes this Xiao Gu, and even wanted to introduce him to my second aunt's daughter, Xiao Na, but then she heard that he already has someone he likes, and she's so upset..."
Zhou Yong smiled helplessly, "Why does the old lady still like to play matchmaker like this?"
Chen Donghui said speechlessly, "Who knows! I've tried to advise her before, but she wouldn't listen. Now Xiaona is really interested, and the introduction didn't work out, so she's getting blamed. What is she after? Hey, did you guys even mention what her boyfriend does for a living during your conversations?"
"I don't know." Zhou Yong roughly guessed what was going on and changed the subject, saying, "It's too cold, let's go quickly."
...
The little train to the Forestry Bureau was still more than an hour away from departure. After consulting with Gu Jianguo and the others, Gu Wei first stored all the large bags they had brought back, and then they went to a clothing store in the city together.
Jin Hongfei was sweeping snow in front of the shop when he saw Gu Wei and the others appear. He excitedly shouted, "Brother Gu, you're back!"
Gu Wei couldn't help but laugh when his gaze fell on the colorful five-finger gloves on Jin Hongfei's hands, because they were the handiwork of his girlfriend, Wang Shufen.
"Yes, I'm back. Are you all doing well?"
"Okay, all is well."
No sooner had Jin Hongfei finished speaking than Li Bin rushed out of the store, clutching a knife in his hand.
"Brother Gu, brother, sister-in-law, Xiao Jie, did you have a safe journey? Come inside, it's cold outside."
Everyone filed into the store.
As soon as he entered, Gu Wei smelled the aroma of boiled noodles.
really.
On the stove, where the firewood was burning brightly, sat an iron pot, which was bubbling away.
Li Bin said with a smile, "I wonder if you haven't eaten yet since you got back today? How about..."
Gu Wei interrupted him with a smile, "We've already eaten."
Gu Jianguo urged, "Stir it quickly, or it will clump together."
Li Bin quickly did as instructed and used a chopstick to stir the pot.
Gu Wei handed the specially packed cloth bag to Jin Hongfei, who had just taken off his gloves.
"These are some local specialties; you guys can share them later."
Jin Hongfei was both touched and a little embarrassed. "Brother Gu, look how good you are to us!"
Li Bin shared a similar sentiment: "Yeah, you don't need to buy us things every time. It's so heavy to carry them all the way back."
“It doesn’t happen every time, and besides, there are a lot of people this time. You two shouldn’t stand on ceremony with me.” Gu Wei didn’t want to continue the topic and casually asked, “How’s business these days?”
Li Bin beamed with joy, "That's great, Brother Gu. Although the Lunar New Year is late this year, everyone is busy preparing for it. A lot of goods have been sold out recently, and some popular items are already sold out..."
Gu Wei nodded in satisfaction. "I've already made the arrangements, and some goods will be delivered soon."
"That's great." Li Bin suddenly remembered something, and his smile faded. "There's another thing. It seems like a clothing store is going to open across the street from us. Will that affect us?"
"It's alright, this area will be great if it develops into a clothing street. Customers will come here to buy things."
Gu Wei knew that there would definitely be more and more people doing business in the future, and there would be more and more competitors; this was an inevitable trend.
Therefore, there was absolutely no surprise.
Moreover, the products he sells are very competitive.
There's nothing to worry about.
Seeing that the God of Wealth was not in a hurry, Li Bin felt much more at ease.
Gu Wei saw through Li Bin's thoughts. "Besides, business is done by different people. Some people make money, and some people lose money. Let's take it in stride."
"That's really the case."
Li Bin felt he had learned something new, and then eagerly handed over the ledgers and the sales figures for the past few days.
Since this place opened, Gu Jianguo and Gu Hongjie have visited many times, but Li Guizhi has visited very few times.
So while they were talking, the father and son took Li Guizhi for a walk around.
Afterwards, seeing that it was almost time, Gu Wei and the others returned to the train station.
When they returned to the Forestry Bureau, they had just reached the vicinity of their home when they were met by Liu Damei, who was surrounded by a large group of people.
At first, Gu Wei didn't even dare to recognize them, but Liu Damei spoke up first, "Oh my, you're back! You've been gone for several days."
Gu Jianguo said with a smile, "Yes. It took five or six days in total for the round trip."
Seeing that Liu Damei looked normal, Gu Wei guessed that there was probably nothing wrong at home or in the shop.
"Sister Liu, where are you going?"
Liu Damei, with her hands covered in cotton gloves, pulled her scarf down a little further and said with a smile, "I'm going to the forestry store to buy some things while there are fewer people. Later, when there are too many people getting haircuts, I won't be able to go out, and if I ask your brother-in-law to buy anything, he'll just be buying random things... You guys must have gone on quite a trip, right? Did you go to all the touristy places in the provincial capital?"
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